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Whatever you enjoy doing outdoors, Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks has a great place to begin your adventure. Find adventurous things to do, new activities to try and places to explore every day of the year! For seven decades, your Metro Parks have been a treasured natural resource for generations of central Ohioans of all ages and abilities.
Metro Parks are free and belong to everyone… so get out, get active and have some fun.
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Discover & Experience Nature
The mission of Metro Parks is to conserve open spaces, while providing places and opportunities that encourage people to discover and experience nature. Your 20 Metro Parks cover more than 28,900 acres of land and water and are home to more than 2,400 plant and animal species.
Every year more than 12 million people visit Metro Parks to escape into a world teeming with wildlife and rich in recreational and educational opportunities. The tremendous growth and enduring popularity of Metro Parks is due to the strong support of the community – as voters, as volunteers and as visitors.
Parker Weber Social Media and Communications Intern Battelle Darby Creek’s bison had their biannual veterinary visit this May. Here’s how the Metro Parks team carry out this event and the …Read More
Amy Kulesza Guest Blogger In the last six months or so, you may have heard on the news, or seen through social media posts, about the return of different animals …Read More
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Yves Charles Maintenance Technician, Blacklick Woods Golf Courses Yves Charles is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon About me I was born in Cleveland, but my family moved to Albany, …Read More